LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

rhūs

rhūs m or f (genitive rhois)
Classical[ˈrʰuːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrus]

Meaning

  1. any of the sumacs or other plants considered akin, such as those in genus Toxicodendron

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerhūsrhoē̆s
genitiverhoisrhoum
dativerhoīrhoibus
accusativerhūn
rhum, rhoem, rhoen		rhoēs
ablativerhoerhoibus
vocativerhūsrhoēs

rhūs, rhŏis (also corrupted into roris, Col. 12, 42, 3; abl. rore, id. 9, 13, 5; Pall. Mart. 15, 1), m. (f., Scrib. 142), = ῥοῦς,
I. a bushy shrub, sumach, Plin. 24, 11, 54, § 91; 13, 6, 13, § 55; Cels. 6, 11; Col. 12, 42, 3; Pall. Mart. 15, 1; Scrib. Comp. 111.— Acc. rhun, Plin. 24, 14, 79, § 129: rhum, id. 29, 3, 11, § 50.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ῥοῦς m or f (rhoûs, “sumac”).

Descendants
  • TranslingualRhus

Quick answers

What does rhūs mean in Latin?
rhūs, a noun, means “any of the sumacs or other plants considered akin, such as those in genus Toxicodendron”.
What is the genitive of rhūs?
The genitive singular is rhois. rhūs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce rhūs?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʰuːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrus].